What Was Your First Job?

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As any kid of a fil-chi father with business, I started very young as a cashier in our store until I graduated college, travelled to different Barrios in the province to sell our goods just like a salesman, got lots of experience and good memories as that where I met my future wife hehehe, then we got hit by the 90's financial crunch, dad closed the store and dad retired and went back to China.

1999 I moved to Manila to look for work and worked at a ceramic factory as a trainee for supervisory position, very interesting job and lots of experiences also, worked there for almost 2 years until the factory closed due to labor strike.

While looking for a job, I joined MLM and that did not work well for me that I have to go to Bacolod and temporarily help my sis at their business but I have to find other job as the salary is not that big to feed my growing family.

I opened a turo-turo restaurant and business is ok but I can't stand the long hours and stress, waking up early and sleeping very late at night.

2003, Got an offer from my dad to work for him and my brother in China and I didn't hesitate that I flew to China right away as I need to feed my family, after a few month, my brother passed away due to illness and after a month or two after my brother died, I got into trouble with my step brother and his wife, they're trying to take over the business that they accused me of stealing, I have to give way as I came late into the business, after that, I started a new company in direct competition with my step brother, to make the very long story short, I won he lost, but it's not easy, I have to endure lot of hardship especially I'm not in my own turf and country, but eventually got there and kicked his a$$.


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Your dad was not born here? It's unusual for fil-chi "to go home" to China.


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